CAPS AND CARDS by JEZ LOWE
Three cheers for the broken bottle
Three cheers for the froth on the bow
Three cheers for the good ship Lady Luck
As your caps went up and your cards came down.
She was bare bones in a concrete cradle
But a skin hard as hell wrapped around
You nursed her, nourished her, dressed her well
Then your caps went up as your cards came down.
One day she’s all limbs and riggings
Next she’s decked in her bonnet and gown
Then she skips away without by or leave
And your caps went up and your cards came down.
I loved her when she was young you know
I watched her grow to the talk of the town
How can you but feel you’ve been sold down the river
When your caps went up and your cards came down.
Three cheers for the broken hearted
The shipwright, the welder, the clown
Ah there’s plenty more ships in the sea they reckon
As your caps went up and your cards came down.
Publishing: J. Lowe, Lowe Life Music
